CURRICULUM VITAE ALAN W WILSON WILSON LAW FIRM 2133 East Warner Road Suite 104 Tempe, Arizona 85284 Phone: (480) 491-5700 Fax: (480) 491-5757 E-Mail: alan.wilson@azbar.org Web site: www.wilsonlawaz.com EDUCATION 1983 1980 Additional Study 1985 - 1986 Arizona State University College of Law Juris Doctor (Conferred, 1983) < Graduated with Honors < Admissions Committee: Student Member < VITA: Tax Assistance Volunteer < Best Brief Award - Moot Court College of Business Administration Bachelor of Science: Finance (Conferred, 1980) < Summa Cum Laude Graduate < Dean’s List < Honors Graduate < College of Business Honor Roll < Board of Regents Scholar < Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society < Academic Scholarship Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, Phoenix Campus Masters of Taxation (Graduate Program) EXPERIENCE 1992 - Present Wilson Law Firm (formerly Wilson & Associates), Tempe, Arizona Principal/Director Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Law (estate planning, wills, trusts and other estate planning documents, guardianships, conservatorships, probate administration of decedent’s estate, tax planning, charitable giving, asset protection, trust administration, will contests, probate litigation and related matters); Corporate law, business transactions and litigation and real estate 1988 - 1992 Kennedy, Wilson & Lerch, Phoenix, Arizona Principal/Director Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Law; Corporate law, business transactions and real estate 1982 - 1988 Harrison & Lerch, P.C., Phoenix, Arizona Principal/Director Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Law; Corporate law, business transactions and real estate COURT ADMISSIONS Admitted to practice law before the following Courts: < < < < < < United States Supreme Court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States District Court for the District of Arizona United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona United States Tax Court All Courts in the State of Arizona (Arizona Supreme Court, Arizona Court of Appeals, Arizona Superior Court, Arizona Justice Court, all administrative and all other courts) CERTIFIED SPECIALIST Mr Wilson has been board certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a “Specialist” in Estate and Trust Law He is a charter member of the first group of lawyers in Arizona in 1998 to be certified as a Specialist in Estate and Trust Law Of a total Arizona State Bar membership of over 16,000 attorneys, less than 40 attorneys in the State of Arizona have met the qualifications necessary to obtain certification by the State Bar of Arizona as an Estate and Trust Law Specialist MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATING Since 1997 Mr Wilson has been rated “AV-Preeminent,” the highest rating possible, by Martindale-Hubbell, the oldest independent and nationally respected organization which rates attorneys through the confidential solicitation of opinions from both attorneys and Judges, utilizing both written evaluations and personal interviews Having achieved the highly coveted “AV-Preeminent” rating, Martindale-Hubbell has determined that Mr Wilson’s legal skills are of the highest caliber and his ethical standards are preeminent and highly respected among other Arizona attorneys and judges ARIZONA’S FINEST LAWYERS Mr Wilson has been selected for membership in Arizona’s Finest Lawyers AFL selects only highly qualified attorneys who possess the highest levels of competence, integrity and professional ethics and who by reason of noteworthy achievement have attained positions of honor and trust EXPERT WITNESS Mr Wilson serves as an expert witness in Estate and Trust law cases and in Business Law matters PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS < Arizona Probate: Beyond the Basics, 2003, National Business Institute (NBI) Continuing legal education seminar for attorneys < A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Arizona, 2003, National Business Institute (NBI) Continuing legal education seminar for attorneys < How to Draft Wills and Trusts in Arizona, 2003, National Business Institute (NBI) Continuing legal education seminar for attorneys < Arizona Probate: Beyond the Basics, 2004, National Business Institute (NBI) Continuing legal education seminar for attorneys < So You Want to be a Certified Specialist: All You Need to Know About Becoming Certified, 2003, Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA) Continuing legal education seminar for attorneys < Titling Assets for Optimal Estate Planning, 2006, Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA) Continuing legal education seminar for attorneys < Estate Planning Issues Facing Cancer Patients and their Families-“I Can Cope” program presented by the American Cancer Society in partnership with St Joseph’s Hospital and Scottsdale Memorial Hospital BAR AFFILIATIONS State Bar of Arizona, Member of the following sections: < < < Probate and Trust Law Real Property Corporation, Banking & Business Law